Ukranian riot police stand guard where previously a barricade had been set up by pro EU integration demonstrators in central Kiev, Ukraine. Police have surrounded the centre of Kiev and cut off access by car to Independence Square. An order has been put out for all businesses near the square to close early in anticipation of protests. Photograph: Jaap Arriens/Demotix/Corbis

Southbound motorists make their way into downtown Atlanta near North Avenue as thunderstorms rumbled across parts of metro Atlanta and forecasters said more rain is likely throughout the day before showers taper off in the afternoon. Photograph: John Spink/AP

Jay Harris of Wrexham AFC (L) attempts to move away from a challenge by Josh Ruffels of Oxford United during the FA Cup Second Round match between Wrexham AFC and Oxford United at Racecourse Ground in Wrexham, Wales. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

A masked person holds a banner reading "Thank you Naelson Mandela" during a ceremony in memory of late South African former president Nelson Mandela at the PCF headquarters in Paris. Photograph: Jacques Demarthon/AFP/Getty Images

Ayesha holds a picture of her missing father at a camp set up in Islamabad demanding the recovery of missing persons. The chief justice of Pakistan has asked the government to produce all the missing persons in court. Photograph: B.K. Bangash/AP

Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather during a protest against their military conscription outside a military prison in Atlit, Israel. Hundreds of Ultra-Orthodox Jews protested outside the prison following the arrest of a young man who refused to serve in the Israeli the army. Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images

Approaching the end of the line: A worker peers through the floor at the assembly line of the Volkswagen van known in Brazil as "Kombi" in Sao Bernardo do Campo, outskirt of Sao Paulo. Brazil is the last place in the world still producing the iconic vehicle, or "bus" as it's known by aficionados, but VW says production will end Dec. 31. Photograph: Andre Penner/AP

He who dares? Ukrainian lawmaker and chairman of the opposition party Udar (Punch), WBC heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko surrounded by police trying to stop the possible collisions between police and Pro-European Union activists in Kiev, Ukraine. Hundreds of police in full riot gear flooded the center of Kiev key sites of mass anti-government protests that have gripped the capital for weeks, raising fears of a crackdown. Photograph: Efrem Lukatsky/AP

The new Tiller Girls dance troupe, who are following in the footsteps of the original dancers founded by John Tiller in Manchester in 1890, rehearse at the Sadler's Wells dance studios in central London, for their dance routine with comedian John Bishop on his BBC TV Christmas Show. Photograph: John Stillwell/PA

Now you see him, now you don't: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's uncle has vanished from documentary footage first shown in October. In our gallery you can see the before and after images of the footage which have been airbrushed to remove Jang Song-thaek from history after he was accused of corruption, gambling and drug-taking.

A still from the documentary, originally showing Jang Song-thaek in the background (circled) as his nephew meets military personnel. Photograph: Ministry Of Unification/AFP/Getty Images

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men gather following the arrest of a young man who refused to serve in the Israeli the army outside the Atlit military prison near the northern coastal city of Haifa. Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images

Protests are continuing today in Thailand despite Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra dissolving parliament and calling an election. You can read more on the story here and see our gallery of the best images from the protests

A Nigerian of the Igbo tribe in tradition attire arrives to pay his respects outside the house of the late South African president Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photograph: Ian Langsdon/EPA

Rani Raikwar pulls an ambulance by her hair as part of a special show organized for players at the sports complex in Bhopal, India. Raikwar has pulled an airplane and several other heavy vehicles in various shows and set a new Guinness World Record in 2011 by pulling a truck weighing 6,290 kg by her hair. This time she managed to pull the truck over five metres. Photograph: Sanjeev Gupta/EPA

Carol singers from Corus gather on Grafton Street in Dublin for the launch of Stars, Choirs and Carols which is an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for having the most carol singers under one roof. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

Some very cold looking soldiers of Ukrainian Interior force gear up at a barricade which was built by protesters to block the way to the Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine. Riot police have now entered the square and you can read more about it
here. Photograph: Anatoly Maltsev/EPA

Prime Minister David Cameron meets some of the members of Wells Royal National Lifeboat Institution crew members during a visit to Wells-next-the-sea to see the some of the flood damage caused by last week's tidal surge in Norfolk. Photograph: WPA Pool/Getty Images

A man chases a suspected Seleka officer with a knife in Bangui, Central African Republic. Christian and Muslim mobs went on lynching sprees as French forces fired warning shots to disperse the crowds. Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP

Bob Carey, dressed in a pink tutu, jumps in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. The American couple Bob and Linda Carey founded the 'Tutu Project' and by taking self portraits in pink ballet attire they want to raise awareness for breast cancer. Photograph: Bernd von Jutrczenka/EPA

Spill by Daniel Beltrá: Following one of the biggest ever environmental disaster, Deepwater Horizon, photographer Daniel Beltrá has documented the spill from a Cessna floatplane, 3,000ft above the Louisiana coastline and produced his new book Spill. See more of his images in our gallery

Aerial view of oil leaked into the Gulf of Mexico. Photograph: Daniel Beltra/Greenpeace

Sheepdog Otto rounds up a flock of organic, free range, bronze-feathered turkeys at Hook House Farm in Kirby Fleetham, UK. The farm is run by Steven Pearson and has been in his family for three generations. They went organic 13 years ago, now raising and preparing 400 turkeys per annum in a 20 acre field. Photograph: Nigel Roddis/Getty Images

A gay couple celebrates after getting married at the Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 130 gay couples got married in the first massive wedding ceremony since gay marriage was introduced in 2011. Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images

The choristers of St Paul's Cathedral, London, are preparing for their busiest time of the year, rehearsing for numerous services and concerts throughout the festitve period of December. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
The choristers rehearse in St Paul's Cathedral in London. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

The Monday round-up: In case you missed some of our galleries this weekend here are a couple of the best

The Observer's 20 photographs of the week featured grey seals playing underwater by the Farne Islands off the Northumberland coast, UK. Photograph: Nigel Roddis/Reuters
Bob Hardy photographs in hotel rooms: as the bassist in pop band Franz Ferdinand, Bob Hardy has stayed in quite a few hotels in his time. Since 2005 that number is 325, to be precise – and he's photographed himself in the same pose, face covered by his current reading material, in each of them. Here he is reading Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond,. Photograph: Bob Hardy
The weekend in pictures: showcases a selection of the best images from around the world this weekend including Egyptian supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi stand inside the defendants' cage in a courtroom in Alexandria, Egypt. Photograph: Eman Helal/AP

Nomadic shepherds from Rajasthan herd their sheep at a camp on the outskirts of New Delhi. Thes shepherds still cling on to pastoral nomadic life, trekking long distances in search of pasture for their sheep. Photograph: Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images

Today's Eyewitness is a stunning photograph from Canada where temperatures drop to minus 36 celsius

A cargo train passes through the famous Morant's Curve offering a beautiful view of the frozen Bow River and the Canadian Pacific Railway at Banff National park near Lake Louise, Canada. Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images

People gather to escape violence in the centre of Bangui, in the Central African Republic. French troops poured into the country after President Francois Hollande announced he was boosting a UN-mandated French force to 1,600 soldiers. Photograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images

A demonstrator wears a gas mask outside the government building in Bangkok, Thailand as the prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, called a snap election to try to defuse the political crisis. Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images

A typhoon survivor paddles his boat across a river as the sun rises in typhoon-ravaged Palo, central Philippines. It's now one month since Typhoon Haiyan and there are small signs of progress mixed with reminders of the scale of the disaster and the challenges ahead. Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP

Buildings are shrouded in smog in Shanghai, China. Heavy smog has been lingering in northern and eastern parts of China since last week, disturbing the traffic, worsening air pollution and forcing the closure of schools. Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images
Tibetan exiles are detained by Indian police during a protest against the alleged human rights abuses of Tibetans by the Chinese government outside the Chinese embassy in New Delhi, India. Photograph: Tsering Topgyal/AP